Glances in "Holidays" Category

Ethiopian – Israelis Attend Special Passover Blessing at the Western Wall

Ethiopian Jews, with colorful umbrellas to protect them from the strong sun during the heatwave that has hit Israel, attend the annual mass ...

Passover Seder Table

The Passover holiday table set for the traditional Seder (from the Hebrew word for order or procedure) and meal held on the first night of ...

A Wartime Priestly Blessing for Peace

Thousands of Jews thronged to the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly blessing on April 25, 2024, the first since ...

People Make Pots and Pans Kosher for Passover Use on the Eve of the Holiday

Koshering dishes in a street in Tel Aviv, in preparation for Passover Holiday, by using a propane blowtorch and immersing in boiling ...

Even Israeli Military Reservists Work Making Matzah for Passover

Matzah (unleavened bread) baking for the Passover holiday done at the Emunah Matzah Bakery in the city of Netivot. Located west of Be’er ...

Last Chance Matzah Baking

Matzah (unleavened bread) baking for the Passover holiday done by Vizhnitz Hasidim in Bnei Brak, Israel. Here they are hand making special ...

People Are Still Working Hard Making Special ‘Shmura’ Matzah for Passover

Matzah (unleavened bread) baking for the Passover holiday done by Vizhnitz Hasidim in Bnei Brak, Israel. Here they are hand making special ...

A Pre-Passover Ritual of Renewal

In Kiryat Ono, Rabbi Yosef Dov Teitelbaum, also known as the Sassover Rebbe, draws water at dawn for the custom of "mayim shelanu" on April ...

One Week to Passover

Kretshnif Chassidim bake Matza – unleavened bread – for the Passover holiday which begins in seven days. Anything made from grains in ...

Passover Is Coming

Kretshnif Chassidim prepare the dough to bake Matza – unleavened bread – for the Passover holiday which begins in 11 days. Anything ...